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ALSO BY AMIR D. ACZEL


FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM

Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem


"Captivating...a tale of buried treasure...lucidly presented."
—The New York Times

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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM

"This is a captivating volume....The brilliant backdoor
method used by Mr. Wiles as he reached his solution, along
with the debt he owed to many other contemporary
mathematicians, is graspable in Mr. Aczel's lucid prose.
Equally important is the sense of awe that Mr. Aczel imparts
for the hidden, mystical harmonies of numbers, and for that
sense of awe alone, his slender volume is well worth the
effort."

—The New York Times

"For more than three centuries, Fermat's Last Theorem was
the most famous unsolved problem in mathematics; here's
the story of how it was solved....An excellent short history of
mathematics, viewed through the lens of one of its great
problems—and achievements."

—Kirkus Reviews

"This exciting recreation of a landmark discovery reveals the
great extent to which modern mathematics is a collaborative
enterprise....While avoiding technical details, Aczel maps the
strange, beautiful byways of modern mathematical thought in
ways the layperson can grasp."

—Publishers Weekly

"A mathematical bonbon of a book...Briefly chronicles the
history of the famous problem of the title, which was
recently solved by a mathematician named Andrew Wiles
after he had devoted seven years to the task....Aczel does a
superb job of creating in the nonmathematical reader the
illusion prehension."

—The New Yorker
ALSO BY AMIR D. ACZEL
Fermat's Last Theorem
Einstein, Relativity,
and the Expanding Universe





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Amir D. Aczel
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